Hop
nounid
2730·updated May 9, 2026verified
Each step of a trip a data packet takes from its origination to its destination. For example, on the Internet a data packet may go through several routers before reaching its final destination.
Classifications
Entity Type
Network85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- hophopsrecord hop
- alternatephrasing
- Hops
- plural
- Hops
- possessive
- Hop's
- pluralpossessive
- Hops'
Framework definitions
- §1
- A hop is each exchange with a gateway a packet takes on its way to the destination.
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary1 senseview framework →
- §1
- Each step of a trip a data packet takes from its origination to its destination. For example, on the Internet a data packet may go through several routers before reaching its final destination.
- §1
- the act of hopping
- §2
- an informal dance where popular music is played
- §3
- twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes
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